Dawn O'Neil and Kerry Graham were funded by the Centre for Social Impact to undertake a US study tour on Collective Impact. This site captures their learnings and explores how Collective Impact can be applied in Australia.

Category Archives: Application in Australia

The first inaugural Collective Impact conference, held in Sydney, saw Emily Tow Jackson from The Tow Foundation, a family fund, deliver a keynote address which she said was one more way she and her family can support a growing trend towards

The first inaugural Collective Impact conference, held in Sydney, saw Emily Tow Jackson from The Tow Foundation, a family fund, deliver a keynote address which she said was one more way she and her family can support a growing trend towards

The cohort of ‘early adopters’ of Collective Impact must move beyond community and government leaders and include more philanthropists and business leaders, according to social change advocates Dawn O’Neil AM and Kerry Graham. We have been blogging and talking

The cohort of ‘early adopters’ of Collective Impact must move beyond community and government leaders and include more philanthropists and business leaders, according to social change advocates Dawn O’Neil AM and Kerry Graham. We have been blogging and talking

We recently had this article published in Generosity magazine and thought you might be interested….. The upcoming ‘Collective Impact 2014’ conference brings more than a buzzword to the social change sector, and philanthropists should take note. What is collective impact?

We recently had this article published in Generosity magazine and thought you might be interested….. The upcoming ‘Collective Impact 2014’ conference brings more than a buzzword to the social change sector, and philanthropists should take note. What is collective impact?

After just over 12months of fully immersing ourselves in trying to better understand how we can increase our “Collective Impact in Australia” we have reflected on the year about to end and what’s ahead for 2014. There is no question

After just over 12months of fully immersing ourselves in trying to better understand how we can increase our “Collective Impact in Australia” we have reflected on the year about to end and what’s ahead for 2014. There is no question

In 2012, the Australian government released an innovative place-based policy called Better Futures, Local Solutions aimed at helping families and individuals in 10 communities boost their work skills, find jobs and provide opportunities for their children. While the policy was carefully designed

In 2012, the Australian government released an innovative place-based policy called Better Futures, Local Solutions aimed at helping families and individuals in 10 communities boost their work skills, find jobs and provide opportunities for their children. While the policy was carefully designed

When we were in the US we repeatedly heard about the ‘mindset’ required for Collective Impact. From reading the literature we understood that collaborators needed to suspend their engrained mindset of isolated impact – my organisation’s mission, survival, program expansion

When we were in the US we repeatedly heard about the ‘mindset’ required for Collective Impact. From reading the literature we understood that collaborators needed to suspend their engrained mindset of isolated impact – my organisation’s mission, survival, program expansion